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CourseOWASP Top 10: Injection Attacks
You will learn about some critical injection attacks; shell injection attacks, email header injection attacks, and SQL injection attacks.
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About this course
OWASP Top 10: Injection Attacks covers the 2021 OWASP Top 10 Web Application Security Risks, injection attacks. In the 2017 OWASP Top 10, injection was in 1st place and has moved down to 3rd place in the 2021 OWASP Top 10. This course will explore the different types of injection attacks, shell injection, email header, and SQL injection. You will learn how to identify them and prevent them from your system.
Skills you'll gain
Identify and prevent email header injection.
Identify and prevent shell injection.
Identify and prevent SQL injection.
Syllabus
3 lessons • 1 project • 3 quizzesCertificate of completion available with Plus or Pro
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